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    <h1><a name="dialog_help">Java Editor Templates Preferences</a></h1>
    <p>The following fields and buttons appear in the dialog:</p>
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          <th>Option</th>
          <th>Description</th>
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          <td>Name</td>
          <td>The name of the template.</td>
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          <td>Context</td>
          <td>The context determines where the template can be used and the set of available pre-defined template variables. The Java editor defines a context for Java and Javadoc areas.
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          <li><strong>Javadoc</strong>: Proposal is only offered in Javadoc comments</li>
          <li><strong>Java</strong>: Proposal is only offered in Java code</li>
          <li><strong>Java type members</strong>: Proposal is only offered when completing a Java type member</li>
          <li><strong>Java statement</strong>: Proposal is only offered when completing a Java statement</li>
          <li><strong>SWT</strong>: Proposal is only offered when completing in Java code with SWT on the build path</li>
          <li><strong>SWT type members</strong>: Proposal is only offered when completing a Java type member with SWT on the build path</li>
          <li><strong>SWT statement</strong>: Proposal is only offered when completing a Java statement with SWT on the build path</li>
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          <td>Automatically insert</td>
          <td>If selected, code assist will automatically insert the template if it is the only proposal available at the caret position.</td>
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          <td>Description</td>
          <td>A description of the template, which is displayed to the user when choosing the template.</td>
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          <td>Pattern</td>
          <td>The template pattern.</td>
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          <td>Insert Variables...</td>
          <td>Displays a list of pre-defined context specific <a href="../../../../concepts/concept-template-variables.htm">template variables.</a></td>
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    <h3 class="related">Related concepts</h3>
      <a href="../../../../concepts/concept-editor-templates.htm">Templates</a><br>
      <a href="../../../../concepts/concept-template-variables.htm">Template variables</a>
    <h3 class="related">Related references</h3>
      <a href="ref-preferences-templates.htm">Templates preferences</a><br>
      <a href="../../../../reference/ref-java-editor-code-assist.htm">Java content assist</a><br>
      <a href="../compiler/ref-preferences-task-tags.htm">Task tag preferences</a><br>
      <a href="../codestyle/ref-preferences-code-templates.htm">Code templates preferences</a><br>
      <a href="../ref-preferences-code-style.htm">Code style preferences</a>
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